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 Leave 'em in the vaults! Aug 02, 2009
I ADORE the Supremes, but just about everything on here stinks. As others have noted, the "alternate" versions of songs are all INFERIOR versions. It's fun, maybe once, to hear Diana mess up a lyric or how the producers had to work on a mix to get it right -- but get this disc from your library, don't buy it.
 A jewel, a supreme gift to all fans of the group Dec 25, 2008
Only if you are a major Supremes fan can you understand what a collection like this means to us. To hear unreleased songs and versions from a superb group that defined pop is hard to describe.
My main reason to review this particular release is this:
I used to belong to this outstanding forum that was the official forum of Motown. It got taken down without notice several years ago, around the time the Complete Motown Singles collection started, and the Diana Ross & The Supremes No.1's collection came out. Can someone please tell me if there was ever a substitute one created, or where most or some of the in-the-know users ended up seeking refuge? I seriously need to talk to some of them, I am all Motown-ed out :)
Thanks
~SUPREMELY GRAND~BRAVO DIANA & THE SUPREMES!!! Oct 06, 2008
Girl Group music was an important part of the music scene in the wondrous musical sixties and Motown was a fertile ground for great Girl Group music plus the legendary Detroit based label was blessed with a huge roster of incredible female singers such as Mary Wells, Kim Weston, Martha Reeves, Brenda Holloway and the legendary Diana Ross who brilliantly leads The Supremes in this lost treasure chest of sublime music that is a richly varied collection of memorable performances all gloriously remastered to perfection. Starting from the beginning of the sixties, the surprise here is how early tracks from the very beginning hold up extremely well as musicians are tight, vocals wonderfully soulful and song quality & selection is superb. By the time the wondrous Supreme Superstar era is underway, it is clear this unique collection is throughly entertaining, richly rewarding & engrossing with never a dull moment from beginning to end! "It's All Your Fault" meant for single release could have been another great hit in The Supremes Top 10 era followed by a hot "Hits Medley" featuring "Come See About Me/Baby Love/Stop In The Name Of Love!" are fine examples of the artistic prowess featured throughout. Beatle, Streisand, Garland, and Stones cover songs are winning along with a wide array of cover songs from a wide variety of sources and all are amazing and make for great listening...these ladies could really sing just about anything which makes this collection a keeper with no filler and filled with other lost hit possibilities with "Let The Music Play" a fine example!!! Finale is a charming & fun radio appearance with the three original members on The Scott Regan Show which gives one the feeling of the innocence of a lost era that is fun to revisit.
Bravo to Diana Ross & The Supremes and thanks for all the time, energy & talent that went in to these marvelous sessions...limited edition will sell out fast and losers weepers!!!
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 How many more Supremes songs are there? Sep 03, 2008
I think the Supremes were groundbreaking in their day and their music is legandary and unique. However I think now that Motown just wants to make money and cash in on renewed interest with the Dreamgirls movie. This CD set in okay, especially the early stuff, but now Motown is scraping the bottom of the barrel by publishing everything they ever recorded and enough is enough. They have their 50th anniversary coming up and I can't imaging what Motown has planned...
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NO SATISFACTION...FOR HARDCORE FANS ONLY! Aug 10, 2008
It seems like Supremes fans can't get enough of the ladies "unreleased and alternate takes" output. It also seems like that fan base is large enough to guarantee a 2-Disc "rarities" package like "Let The Music Play." So far, so good. Taking into consideration the historical importance of the trio I have to agree that these recordings enjoy a mythical quality that makes them hard to resist.
However, when you listen to most of the tracks included here you will realize why they were never previously released. Of course, there are some interesting cuts in the bunch like the early, early stuff when The Supremes were really a talented "girl group" or those covers of "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Not Fade Away" which shows the rocking side of the ladies. Pure fun! There are also some "alternate mixes" that improve upon the original Supremes releases, namely Sam Cooke's "Cupid" and The Vandellas' "Come And Get These Memories" featuring Mary Wilson. Last but not least there are plenty of tracks to remind you of Diana Ross intuitive genius approach to singing. That lady was special from day one and don't let anybody doubt it!
The collection starts losing steam towards the end of Disc One. Diana does a decent cover of Tom Jones "It's Not Unusual" but sounds totally out of place with The Stones' "Satisfaction." Sure it's a curiosity, but it's like a shoe that doesn't fit. The disc ends with a pitiful lackluster take of a great song "Let The Music Play" and when you switch to Disc Two real trouble begins. Diana's rendition of those gospel tunes with a full male/female choir are an abomination that should have never happened. Lord have mercy! And she is plain awful in "Over The Rainbow" a clear indication that Diana should have left Dorothy alone for all times. Another sore moment is a colder than ice "I Can't Give Back The Love I Feel For You" which Diana brilliantly re-recorded for her "Surrender" solo album. Everything else on Disc Two is throwaway stuff with some unfinished tracks really suffering from the lack of background vocals. Things like "Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone" and "The Look of Love" are crying out for some good old Supremes "ooos", "aaas" and harmonies.
Granted, the alternate vocals on hits such as "Love Child", "I'm Living In Shame" and "Someday" are interesting to hear but not enough to save the project. If you are not a hardcore fan but want to listen to a good collection of "rarities" by The Supremes I recommend the excellent "There's A Place" collection full of magical stuff by Diana, Mary and Flo.
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